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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

quilt as you go blocks!

Penny over at Sew Take A Hike got me started on these pretty little "quilt as you go" blocks. I originally told myself I'd make a nine block quilt just to see if I even liked making them...

Well, I'm a fan, as you can probably see! And I think I will continue making blocks until I have a decent sized lap quilt. Not only do I get to use up a boat load of scraps, but I get quilt each block as I go and not have to stress over that sometimes overwhelming step at the end! Wanna try this technique for yourself? Go here.... and start sorting your scraps!

As a side note, my blocks are only 10" square... I think Penny makes 15" blocks. Just make whatever size floats your boat~

15 comments:

She's got me hooked now too Cristin! I think I'm up to 14? They are such a nice break from my bigger projects, I always have a couple going! I'm doing mine as 8" blocks, the better to use up my batting scraps.

Lovely and colourful - I too have fallen for the 'quilt-as-you-go' bug. not only can you use scraps for the blocks but left-over wadding and sashing. Takes the stress of quilting a huge piece and allows you to just keep on adding.

These are just - stunning.So flat, so crisp. I wanna see step two and step three - putting them together, getting the back attached.LOVE this QAYG concept - very peaceful. Thanks for sharing FABULOUS blocks!!